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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 713027" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>There aren't many players like Basteraud in midfield though.</p><p></p><p>Players like SBW, Juan De Jongh, Frans Steyn, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Jared Payne all have a veriety of skills, whether it is step-offs, offloads, running lines, passing etc. The Bish bash doesn't work that well nowadays, because of the defensive patterns being used.</p><p></p><p>The thing is though, those skills aren't being used by just centres anymore, it is expected from each and every player in the team, from prop to fullback. If we look at the players who have been talked up the most last year, it was Willie Le Roux, Ben Smith, Leigh Halfpenny, Handre Pollard, and Rob Kearney, to name a few. These are all guys with a wide variety of skills, not a behemoth that runs over every one. The only guy I can think of that might fit into that category would be Duane Vermeulen. But that would also be a bit of a false statement, as he too has a wide variety of skills.</p><p></p><p>These guys with skills are putting fans in the stadiums. But what is stopping the fans from continually coming to the stands are the shoddy refereeing decisions being made. Just look at the Bulls vs. Sharks game last week. The 3 bad calls made between the ref and the TMO is the only talking point coming out of that game, nobody is talking about how exciting the game was, or how Pollard and Lambie were performing against one another. Instead you get millions of posts and articles about the ref calls, and you get about 5 or six posts about the game itself and the performances of the players.</p><p></p><p>Come on Cooky, even you would have to agree with me that this trend for the last 5 years or more, is the big negativity-marker that is World Rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 713027, member: 40658"] There aren't many players like Basteraud in midfield though. Players like SBW, Juan De Jongh, Frans Steyn, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Jared Payne all have a veriety of skills, whether it is step-offs, offloads, running lines, passing etc. The Bish bash doesn't work that well nowadays, because of the defensive patterns being used. The thing is though, those skills aren't being used by just centres anymore, it is expected from each and every player in the team, from prop to fullback. If we look at the players who have been talked up the most last year, it was Willie Le Roux, Ben Smith, Leigh Halfpenny, Handre Pollard, and Rob Kearney, to name a few. These are all guys with a wide variety of skills, not a behemoth that runs over every one. The only guy I can think of that might fit into that category would be Duane Vermeulen. But that would also be a bit of a false statement, as he too has a wide variety of skills. These guys with skills are putting fans in the stadiums. But what is stopping the fans from continually coming to the stands are the shoddy refereeing decisions being made. Just look at the Bulls vs. Sharks game last week. The 3 bad calls made between the ref and the TMO is the only talking point coming out of that game, nobody is talking about how exciting the game was, or how Pollard and Lambie were performing against one another. Instead you get millions of posts and articles about the ref calls, and you get about 5 or six posts about the game itself and the performances of the players. Come on Cooky, even you would have to agree with me that this trend for the last 5 years or more, is the big negativity-marker that is World Rugby. [/QUOTE]
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